News – Education
Prestigious lecture series at Wits: cardiovascular disease in Africans and importance of lifestyle
Posted on: 28 January 2010
Although cardiovascular disease and its major component, heart disease, exists in epidemic proportions in Western developed countries, it is also an increasing problem in Africa, contributing to significant morbidity and premature mortality in vulnerable populations.
Burden of heart failure in Soweto – The Heart of Soweto Study
Posted on: 1 January 2008
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital services the 1.1 million black African community of Soweto, South Africa.